1. source from which something arises, originator; prototype, model; original work (as opposed to an imitation). first, primary; innovative, creative; novel. original\o*rig"i*nal\ , a. [f. original, l. originalis.].
2. pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process. his form had yet not lost all her original brightness.
3. not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of scripture.
4. having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
5. before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.original sin (theol.), the first sin of adam, as related to its consequences to his descendants of the human race; -- called also total depravity. see:
calvinism.original \o*rig"i*nal\, n. [cf. f. original.].
6. origin; commencement; source. it hath it original from much grief. and spangled heavens, a shining frame, their great original proclaim.
7. that which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc. the scriptures may be now read in their own original.
8. an original thinker or writer; an originator. [r.] men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals. g. leland.
9. a person of marked eccentricity. [colloq.].
10. (zo?l. & bot.) the natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.original adj.
11. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement".
12. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources".
13. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" [ant: unoriginal].
14. not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original french" n 1: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: master, master copy] 2: an original model on which something is patterned [syn: archetype, pilot].
15. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process.
16. Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture.
17. Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
18. Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
19. Origin; commencement; source.
20. That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
21. An original thinker or writer; an originator.
22. A person of marked eccentricity.
23. The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum. an original model on which something is patterned not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French" preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original cast"; "retracted his original statement" being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources".
24. 1. You use original when referring to something that existed at the beginning of a process or activity, or the characteristics that something had when it began or was made. The inhabitants have voted overwhelmingly to restore the city's original name of Chemnitz.
25. If something such as a document, a work of art, or a piece of writing is an original, it is not a copy or a later version. When you have filled in the questionnaire, copy it and send the original to your employer For once the sequel is as good as the original.
26. An original document or work of art is not a copy. an original movie poster.
27. An original piece of writing or music was written recently and has not been published or performed before. its policy of commissioning original work. with catchy original songs by Richard Warner.
28. approval If you describe someone or their work as original, you mean that they are very imaginative and have new ideas. It is one of the most original works of imagination in the language. an original writer. = innovative + originality origi·nal·ity He was capable of writing things of startling originality.
29. If you read or sing something in the original or, for example, in the original French, you read or sing it in the language it was written in, rather than a translation. He read every book or author it deals with, often in the original The texts were sung in the original Italian.
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